National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
Part of the National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
This oral history collection depicts an instrumental era in American history. In these transcripts of interviews with World War II veterans are personal experiences with the war, from the Doolittle Raid and D-Day to the Battle for Bataan.
At a Glance
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376
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47
States
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83
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13 years, 8 months ago
Collection Created
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3 months ago
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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection in The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/NMPW/ accessed March 9, 2026.
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United States
589
Japan
249
Philippines
159
Solomon Islands
95
Papua New Guinea
86
France
77
Guam
75
Northern Mariana Islands
69
Australia
59
Germany
54
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Kiribati
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Panama
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South Korea
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Vietnam
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Brazil
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Indonesia
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Morocco
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Romania
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38
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35
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33
Washington
31
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29
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Utah
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Minnesota
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Idaho
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Delaware
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San Diego County, CA
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Gillespie County, TX
128
Bexar County, TX
65
Los Angeles County, CA
43
Travis County, TX
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Cook County, IL
35
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32
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29
Harris County, TX
28
El Paso County, TX
24
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23
Orleans Parish, LA
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King County, WA
19
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18
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18
Newport County, RI
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Duval County, FL
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Lake County, IL
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Tarrant County, TX
17
Orange County, CA
15
Escambia County, FL
13
Suffolk County, MA
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Charleston County, SC
11
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Hardin County, KY
11
Jefferson County, TX
11
Philadelphia County, PA
11
Pulaski County, AR
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Solano County, CA
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Bell County, TX
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Kings County, NY
10
Miami-Dade County, FL
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Anne Arundel County, MD
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Harrison County, MS
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Prince William County, VA
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Hays County, TX
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Maricopa County, AZ
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Monroe County, FL
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San Mateo County, CA
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Williamson County, TX
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Collin County, TX
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Gray County, TX
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Kiowa County, OK
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Monterey County, CA
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Palm Beach County, FL
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Wayne County, MI
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Allen County, IN
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Baltimore County, MD
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Dane County, WI
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Davidson County, TN
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Hamilton County, OH
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Jackson County, MO
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Kerr County, TX
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McLennan County, TX
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Palo Pinto County, TX
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Pulaski County, IN
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Richland County, SC
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Santa Barbara County, CA
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Shelby County, TN
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Tuscaloosa County, AL
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Cleveland County, OK
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Denton County, TX
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Monroe County, NY
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Saline County, KS
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Taylor County, TX
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Aleutians West Census Area, AK
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Beaufort County, SC
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Santa Clara County, CA
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Shawnee County, KS
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Washington County, RI
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Westchester County, NY
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Yellowstone County, MT
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Otero County, NM
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Parker County, TX
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Riverside County, CA
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Sacramento County, CA
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Silver Bow County, MT
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Smith County, TX
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Volusia County, FL
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Washington County, TX
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Weber County, UT
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Androscoggin County, ME
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Atlantic County, NJ
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Austin County, TX
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Bannock County, ID
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Bastrop County, TX
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Benton County, OR
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Bibb County, GA
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Boone County, MO
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Bowie County, TX
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Box Butte County, NE
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Brazoria County, TX
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Brevard County, FL
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Brookings County, SD
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Broome County, NY
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Clarke County, GA
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Clay County, FL
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Des Moines County, IA
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Edwards County, TX
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Erie County, NY
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Fannin County, TX
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Faulkner County, AR
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Finney County, KS
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Fort Bend County, TX
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Franklin County, NE
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Glenn County, CA
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Goliad County, TX
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Greene County, IL
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Sherburne County, MN
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Somerset County, PA
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Sonoma County, CA
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Spokane County, WA
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Starr County, TX
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Story County, IA
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Sullivan County, TN
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Tooele County, UT
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Union County, NJ
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Utah County, UT
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Val Verde County, TX
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Van Buren County, MI
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Vanderburgh County, IN
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Victoria County, TX
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Warren County, MO
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Washoe County, NV
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Wilkinson County, MS
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Wilson County, KS
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York County, VA
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Yuba County, CA
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Yuma County, AZ
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Alachua County, FL
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Alfalfa County, OK
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Barnstable County, MA
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Callahan County, TX
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Chattahoochee County, GA
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Colorado County, TX
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Comal County, TX
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Contra Costa County, CA
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Coryell County, TX
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Hall County, TX
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Iberville Parish, LA
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Indiana County, PA
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Ingham County, MI
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Kaufman County, TX
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Kemper County, MS
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Kings County, CA
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Pinal County, AZ
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Polk County, GA
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Washington County, KS
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Westmoreland County, PA
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Titles
National Museum of the Pacific War Institutional Collection
4
B. W. Huntington Collection
2
L. Z. Gentry Collection
2
Marion F. Baugh and Guy Longshore Collection
2
Stories to Be Told
2
National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
1
World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project
1